Steam mediated fluorochemically enhanced oil recovery
A method is described for increasing steam mediated oil production using a steam injection recovery process, with one, two or more wells, which comprises: contacting a deposit containing crude oil or containing a crude oil generating material with an effective amount of a fluorochemical of formula ((R/sub f/)/sub n/(R')/sub p/)/sub m/Z. Each R/sub f/ is independently a straight or branched chain perfluoroalkyl, perfluoroalkoxy-perfluoroalkyl, omega-hydroperfluoroalkyl or perfluoroalkenyl, each R/sub f/ independently having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, n is 1, 2 or 3, p is 0 or 1, m is an integer from 1 to 5000, and R' is a direct bond when p is 0 or is an organic group having a valency of ntl and is covalently bonded to both R/sub f/ and Z.
- Assignee:
- Ciba-Geigy Corp., Ardsley, NY
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4823873
- OSTI ID:
- 5789665
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 7 Dec 1987
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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DISPLACEMENT FLUIDS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
OIL WELLS
STEAM INJECTION
ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
THERMAL RECOVERY
WELL STIMULATION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENHANCED RECOVERY
FLUID INJECTION
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
RECOVERY
STIMULATION
WELLS
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